lagos

Question 1

location and importance

Answer 1

• Nigeria is Africa’s most populated country
• Lagos is the largest city, bordering the gulf of guinea
• population rapidly growing - at 17.5 million, rising by 600,000 a year
• home to 10% of Nigeria’s population

Question 2

importance

Answer 2

• magnet for FDI
• provides education, employment, leisure and arts and culture
• transport hub with Lagos airport and Apapa seaport
• 80 percent of the country’s industry is based in Lagos, and it generates around 30 percent of the GDP
• most TNCs have their Nigerian headquarters in Lagos

Question 3

causes of growth

Answer 3

• push factors: degraded farm land, lack of job variety, low paid work, poor services, political unrest
• pull factors: better paid work, attraction of urban lifestyle, better access and quality of services, joining friends and family
• natural increase due to youthful population

Question 4

economic opportunities

Answer 4

• thriving manufacturing industry = creates jobs and making the consumer market larger, creating a multiplier effect
• growing commercial sector, better wages and attracts further FDI
• 40% of workers in informal sector and 90% of new jobs created informally, provides people with a foothold in the new country

Question 5

social opportunities

Answer 5

• 0.4 doctors per 1000 - better healthcare in Lagos than rural areas
• over 10 universities and free education for 9 years
• 95% of households have improved water sources

Question 6

challenges and issues

Answer 6

• only 10% have access to safe piped water
• frequent power cuts - 80% of households rely on diesel generators (polluting)
• housing shortage - over 75% of occupants occupy a single room
• congested roads - average commuter spends 3 hours a day in traffic
• informal sector have no workers’ rights, pay no tax, often exploited by crime gangs
• healthcare is not always free and long waiting times
• in poorer families children often have to work instead of going to school